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A2 Hood River News, Wednesday, May 13, 2014 G REATER G ORGE www.hoodrivernews.com Derailment in Midwest heats up oil train discussion in Gorge A train that derailed and caught fire last Wednesday in rural North Dakota was hauling crude oil from the state’s oil patch, raising questions nationwide and i n t h e C o l u m b i a R ive r Gorge regarding the effi- ciency of new federal safety standards for oil trains. No injuries were reported in the derailment of the 109- car railway train May 6 at around 7:30 a.m., the Asso- ciated Press reported. The accident prompted the evac- uation of the nearby 20-per- son town of Heimdal. It was the fifth fiery crude-by-rail derailment in North Ameri- ca since February. The derailment came in the wake of a United States Department of Transporta- tion decision on May 1 to tighten railway safety mea- sures nationwide. Among the USDOT’s new oil-by-rail regulations are a new tank car standard and a risk-based retrofitting schedule for older tank cars carrying crude oil and ethanol. The announced rule also requires a new braking standard for certain trains, updates operational proto- cols for trains transporting large volumes of flammable liquids and provides new sampling and testing re- quirements to improve clas- sification of energy prod- ucts placed into transport. Friends of the Columbia Gorge, a local conservation group, argued in a May 6 written release that the lat- est accident reinforces the danger of oil trains and the “inadequacy of new federal rules.” “New oil train rules an- nounced by the USDOT last Friday would do nothing to prevent most of these acci- dents or improve communi- ties’ right-to-know,” the Friends wrote. “This is why proposals for oil by rail ter- minals along the Columbia River and throughout the Pacific Northwest should be denied.” Hood River adopted a res- olution banning coal and oil trains rolling through town in December. The document states, “because the rail alignment runs through our downtown area, the impact of existing and proposed oil trains is potentially cata- strophic in terms of loss of life and devastation of the City of Hood River commu- nity, environment and econ- omy.” In January, The Dalles passed a resolution urging state officials to pursue tougher federal regulations of crude oil shipments. Photo by Curt Benson, Associated Press SMOKE AND FIRE rise from an oil train that derailed Wednesday, May 6 near Heimdal, N.D. Officials report four Dog Mountain Trail rescues in two week stretch HOME VALLEY, WASH. — Skamania County search-and-rescue crews responded to four calls at the Dog Mountain Trail near Home Valley over the last two weekends. Skamania County Emer- gency Medical Services crews were dispatched May 2, Saturday afternoon for an injured hiker 3.5 miles up the trail. The adult woman was transported to the hospital with an ankle injury. T hat evening, crews were dispatched up the Dog Mountain Trail for a hiker with a medical condition. The patient, an adult male, was descending the trail a mile up from the trailhead. He received medical inter- vention and was able to trek the remaining portion of the trail. Crews were again dis- patched Sunday afternoon for an injured hiker at the top of the Dog Mountain Trail. Moments later, crews were also dispatched to a motor vehicle collision at milepost 54 on S.R. 14 (the site of a recent fatality col- lision) just next to the Dog Mountain parking lot and trail head. Crews respond- ed with multiple apparatus and assisted the five occu- pants from the three car collision. All occupants were evaluated and treated by medical personnel for minor injuries and re- leased. After officials cleared the crash scene, rescue crew members began up the trail to assist the hiker. The in- jured hiker, an adult woman, was to the south of the meadow about 3.5 miles up the steep trail. A heli- copter transferred the pa- tient to awaiting crews at Home Valley Park, and the patient was transported to PeaceHealth Southwest by ambulance for an ankle in- jury. SCFD #1, Wind River Search and Rescue, Silver Star Search and Rescue and SCSO were also on scene. Dog Mountain Trail is a popular destination this time of year due to the Submitted photo FROM LEFT, teachers Wendy Baker, Erica Miller, Masons Ole Hel- gerson, Bob Durham, Dan Henderson, Scott Dinger and “Bike for Books” winning readers Dasher Evans and Nia Burtchaell-Norman. Photo courtesy of Skamania County EMS and Rescue EMERGENCY CREWS responded to four emergencies in the past two weekends near Dog Mountain Trail. The four calls in- cluded medical personnel assisting three hikers and treating people injured in a three-car crash near the trail head. spring flowers that bloom in the meadow. SCEMS re- minded the public in a written release Sunday that the meadow, while beautiful, is at an elevation gain of 2,800 feet from the trailhead—and the trail is difficult if not dangerous and should only be trekked by experienced, prepared hikers. Rescue operations involving multiple volun- teer organizations are ex- pensive and timely, SCEMS said. Tournament bringing pickleball athletes to Washougal Hathaway Park in Washougal will come to life with the popping sound of pickleballs against paddles, cheering and laughter at the Washoug al Rivers Edg e Tournament – Pickleball for the Ages on June 5, 6 and 7. The competitive yet fun event will be presented by the Columbia River Pickle- ball Club (CRPC) with some tourism support from City of Washougal hotel/motel tax funds. The three-day tournament is sanctioned by the USA Pickleball Association (USAPA) and will be bracket- ed by age groups in ten year increments starting with age 19. A field of more than 150 athletes are expected to max out participation. Partici- Correction A May 6 article on water fluoridation contained two errors. The projected life- time cost of a cavity, $6,000, includes additional opera- tions. The cost of fluoridating a community water supply is between fifty cents and $4.00 per citizen per year. pants will travel from Van- couver, the Seattle-area and throughout Oregon. Men’s doubles are Friday, mixed doubles will be played on Saturday and women’s doubles will be held Sunday. Each day’s play begins at 8:00 a.m. “Spectators are wel- come,” said Mike Hoxie, CRPC president and event organizer. On Friday, players and the community are invited to a social at Doomsday Brewing, 421 C. Street in Washougal, featuring local, professional Elvis impersonator, Mark Stevenz. Cost at the door is $10 and will include your first drink (beer, wine, soft drink), bar snacks and enter- tainment from “The King” starting at 7:30 p.m. There will be food concessions at the park on Saturday provid- ed by Local Girls Hawaiian Shaved Ice and Grill. Early registration for the Washougal tournament is May 15 for $35. Final regis- tration is May 29 at a cost of $45. Registration is limited to the first 50 teams on each day. For details and to regis- ter, go to pickleballtourna- ments.com. Contact Wolfe at 360-335-1333 or wolfemike@aol.com Trout Lake students win ‘Bikes for Books’ Two students at Trout Lake School were awarded bikes as part of the White Salmon Masonic Lodge’s 2015 “Bikes for Books” pro- gram. Dasher Evans and N i a B u r t ch a e l l - N o r m a n took home shiny two-wheel- ers as a celebration of their excellence in reading. The “Bikes for Books” program, incorporated by teachers Wendy Baker and Erica Miller, gives out bikes to student readers through a raffle. Students qualified by reading a “threshold” number of books. As an in- ducement, the bikes were displayed at the school. After acknowledging all participating students, the winning readers were then selected to the applause of their fellow students. The nationwide Masonic “Bike for Books” program supports local elementary school reading programs by awarding bicycles, helmets and locks to students who have demonstrated reading proficiency according to their school’s standards. The local program was supported by Hood River Walmart providing a dis- count on the bicycles and by Providence Hospital Hood River providing bicycle hel- mets as part of its youth “free bicycle helmet” pro- gram. For information on the Masonic Bikes for Books program, contact Ole Hel- gerson of Masonic Lodge #163 at 509-427-4455. For free bicycle helmets, con- tact Jane Burke, Providence Hood River Hospital 541- 386-3911. HOOD RIVER NEWS (ISSN 07465823) is published twice weekly, every Wednesday and Saturday. Subscription rates: $42 per year prepaid ($36 for senior citizens, 65 and over) in Hood River County and western Wasco County, Oregon; and Klickitat and Skamania counties,Washington. Elsewhere, $68 prepaid per year. 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